Biomimicry: Science inspired by nature could feed the hungry, reduce impact of technology
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 19:00
in Biology & Nature
A wind turbine designed to incorporate the bumps on a whale's tale. A fast-growing rice that needs half the normal amount of water to grow, thanks to observation of a hot-spring fungi. A video display inspired by the iridescent wings of a blue butterfly. These are just a few examples of biomimicry, which examines nature to solve human problems, and it could change the world as we know it.